Guys:
I'd love to see someone combine a Beagleboard (or comparable, so nobody feels left out) along with a head-mounted display and these:
http://www.alphagrips.com/
Assuming I could get it past the TSA, this is probably a system that would be small enough to use on the airline seats that I can afford!
But seriously, if someone put such a package together I'd buy it. I bet I'm not alone.
b.g.
Interesting keyboard, but what's with the quasi-QWERTY layout for
typing? Haven't they every heard of a Chord Keyboard?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_keyboard If you've got to re-learn
to type, you might as well get a real improvement.
The Rochester/Bequaert/Sharp Chord Keyboard described in IEEE Computer
December 1976 has a great layout, allowing one-handed typing at speeds
comparable to QWERTY (which isn't that hard, since QWERTY is designed
to slow you down so that the hammers don't jam). I don't know if
anybody makes such a device commercially.
The other thing that's silly is that people are text messaging with
their thumbs on tiny quasi-QWERTY keyboards when they could get much
faster entry speeds with a high-speed Morse code keyer, using just two
touch pads. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code "iambic
paddle".) Really, really sad IMHO.
you mean something like
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nishanthmenon/2764768928/ ? I had it
working off s-video some months back - have not bothered about a
gaming controller as I am thinking more in terms of using sphinx2 for
voice commands.. ;).. But I think a usb joystick or controller should
be easy addon..
Regards,
Nishanth Menon
I have it off a connector as in
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nishanthmenon/2814595389/ :)..
I have powered beagleboard off the following:
a) USB
i) either Laptop
ii) solar charger
(http://store.solio.com/s.nl/it.A/id.80/.f?sc=7&category=109)
b) AA battery
c) 5v power supply
that is a minor board mod for my rev A board - for the toggle switch
My idea was a completely autonomous "human computing" system (as in
http://nishanthmenon.blogspot.com/2008/04/dreamer-dream-on.html) might
be great idea for my treks -esp with the usb gps..
Regards,
NM
Nishanth Menon wrote:
I have it off a connector as in
BeagleBoard, Flyswatter and JTAG convertor | Beagleboard (ww… | Flickr :)..
Ok, now we're talking! I wonder if Mr. Special could make an enclosure large enough to hold the beagleboard stacked on a nice rechargeable battery pack and controller?
Aside, I've seen some HMDs with integrated gyros, so they can deduce head position as well. Probably a cool option for what you're after.
Would probably just give me motion sickness, though.
b.g.
Nishanth Menon wrote:
you mean something like
headmounted display on beagle | www.i-glassesstore.com/i-3d.… | Flickr ? I had it
working off s-video some months back - have not bothered about a
gaming controller as I am thinking more in terms of using sphinx2 for
voice commands.. ;).. But I think a usb joystick or controller should
be easy addon..
How does the S-Video quality look when it's in-your-face like that?
b.g.
Bill Gatliff wrote:
Nishanth Menon wrote:
I have it off a connector as in
BeagleBoard, Flyswatter and JTAG convertor | Beagleboard (ww… | Flickr :)..
Ok, now we're talking! I wonder if Mr. Special could make an enclosure large enough to hold the beagleboard stacked on a nice rechargeable battery pack and controller?
For that matter, I wonder if someone could do an SLA model of a handheld controller, with the beagleboard and batteries _inside_ it?
Kinda like the retro Atari gaming joysticks, but with serious, er, firepower.
Of course if one were to consider the possibility of an OMAP-powered cell phone with S-Video output, then all we'd need is a Bluetooth-enabled keyboard to complete the system...
b.g.
for 300 odd $ which i paid for a 640x480 screen, I get motion sickness
and a mild headache after 3-4 hrs of movie watching but I guess
higher resolution screens might be better (but more $$$).. we could
probably hack up one of those minature screens driven from dss (mebbe
RevC board?) and throw away all the s-video ntsc crap.. it might be
possible to integrate beagle, lcd displays a couple of 5mp cameras
(like those on cellphones), a pair of headphones to a cap mebbe?
Dreaming wild here (with unlimited $$) - a little more of an extension:
a) connect something like omap3 + t2 (power, audio, rtc)
b) use an integrated CMOS sensor
-http://www.aptina.com/products/image_sensors/ omap3 supports both
CSi2 and parallel (2 cameras might be possible)
c) use a micro LCD such as those in the headmounted display -> I have
no clue how to get stereo vision here..
d) usb hub allows expansion out
e) integrated BT,WLAN,FM chip such as
http://focus.ti.com/general/docs/wtbu/wtbuproductcontent.tsp?templateId=6123&navigationId=12762&contentId=29993
the list can go and on.. I guess.. it is a matter of how much money
and effort one wants to put in
OMAP3 has an powerful graphics engine, great power to performance
numbers.. depends on what we can dream up to do with the "lego blocks"
Regards,
Nishanth Menon